Pang Yu had just put down his bowls and chopsticks in the second entrance of the county government office's residential area.
Today is the Laba Festival. Pang Yu went about asking for instructions as usual, and Yang Erming asked him to have dinner with him.
Mr. Sun raised his head and said, "Pang Bantou has another bowl of Laba porridge."
Pang Yu quickly shook his head and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sun. I have eaten it at home. The taste is indeed not as good as the porridge here, but my stomach is almost full. If I had known better, I would have eaten here first."
Yang Erming smiled, his too-young face full of sunshine.
Because he was too young, his engaged wife had not yet married, so his residence was relatively simple. Except for the two domestic servants he brought with him and a wife, the servants of the Yamen, the sweeper, etc., there was a total of just
About ten people.
It seemed a little deserted, but Pang Yu came to report every day, which became something Yang Erming looked forward to. Because Pang Yu was eloquent and because he was in charge of the fast class, he also knew a lot about things in the market. Every time he talked about it, Yang Erming was impressed.
Quite interested.
"I, Zhou Xiancheng, and Xu Dianshi have all read the "Beware of Thieves" written by Pantou Pang. It is more detailed than what we had planned before, especially the section on planning, which can really help us to be prepared.
Don’t be at a loss when rogue bandits suddenly arrive.”
"Thank you for the compliment, sir, but I have something else I would like to ask your Majesty for."
"Pang Bantou, please tell me."
"My subordinates are thinking that this plan alone is not enough to ensure that an evacuation drill will be conducted throughout Tongcheng before the New Year."
Yang Erming had a question mark on his head, "Exercise?"
"Exactly, that is, pretending that there are rogue bandits coming from Qianshan. When the news comes from Ma Kuai, the county government will organize the evacuation of the people along the official road, how to enter the city in an orderly manner, how to avoid road congestion, and how to choose a place of refuge."
Mr. Sun turned his head and looked at Yang Erming. Seeing that Yang Erming was a little confused, he was afraid that Yang Erming would agree, so he immediately said to Pang Yu, "Pang Bantou, this is a wonderful idea. If this exercise is done, it will definitely be useful."
However, if you have to practice in the whole county, if you accidentally make the people think that there are really rogue bandits coming, the whole county will be panicked, and it will spread to neighboring prefectures and counties. The Anqing Prefecture will definitely pursue the case. It will be self-defeating and make everyone miss the New Year.
not good."
Pang Yu knew that this matter would be difficult to handle, because at this time, the yamen did not have strong control over the grassroots, and the level of rural organization was very poor. It was a high probability that mistakes would occur during the exercise and cause panic. Yang Erming would definitely be held responsible, so Yang Erming's hesitation was reasonable.
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Yang Erming frowned and thought for a moment and said, "Can we practice in a certain place?"
Mr. Sun still shook his head and said, "I'm still afraid of the spread of rumors. Once it spreads in the countryside, I don't know what it will be like in the end. It will be difficult to refute the rumors. I'm afraid it will get out of control."
Pang Yu knew there was no chance, so he had no choice but to say to Yang Erming, "Then my subordinates will practice in the fast class and strong class and make the plan more detailed. As long as the yamen know how to do it, it can be of some use."
Yang Erming warned, "Pay special attention to the direction of Qianshan, the Luzhou side should be fine.
Pantou Pang, hurry up, wait a few days, and Pantou Pang will go to Anqing with me."
Pang Yu knew that he was paying New Year's greetings to Anqing Mansion, and Yang Erming wanted him to go with him for such a thing. Although he meant to let Pang Yu arrange the journey, it also showed his extreme trust.
Speaking of which, Pang Yu himself also needs to arrange New Year's greetings. His most important New Year's greetings are all the officials in the county government. Everyone has to go there, and no one can be offended, even those with businesses like Wang Jiaoyu and Tan Yinyang.
The leadership of the unit should also be taken into consideration.
As for the Anqing Mansion, at Pang Yu's level, he didn't have much contact with other people in the Anqing Mansion, so there was no need to spend money frivolously.
You don't need to worry about other people in the government office, but you must go to Pi Yingju's place because Pi Yingju knows him.
Pi Yingju was the leader, and Pang Yu was more willing to spend a lot of money on Pi Yingju and just maintain this relationship.
"Yes, Sir, you think this is a good idea. I will send a horse to Fucheng tomorrow to see if Lord Pi is in Fucheng. Then I can wait a few days before going."
Yang Erming was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand the meaning.
Mr. Sun quickly added, "What if Mr. Pi went to Suzhou or Chizhou on business and your father-in-law went there, he would be in vain. But Pang Bantou said this method is safer."
Yang Erming only realized when he heard the word Suzhou. Pi Yingju was also going to pay New Year's greetings to Zhang Guowei, Wang Gongbi, Li Youchan and others. He might have some connections with the capital. Although he couldn't go that far, he would definitely send someone there. In that case
If so, we usually have to arrange for people to go to Beijing in November.
"Then just follow what Pang Bantou said."
After hearing this, Pang Yu stood up and said goodbye, and Yang Erming politely stood up to say goodbye.
After Pang Yu left, Yang Erming sat down and said to Mr. Sun, "Liu Xiucai sued Pang Bantou for opening a gambling house and forcing girls into prostitution. Why didn't you let me calm Bantou Pang's heart first? If this continues, I'm afraid Pang Bantou
I have a grudge in my heart."
Mr. Sun smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you really think highly of Pantou Pang. I don't want to see Pantou Pang suffer some injustice."
Yang Erming smoothed Qing Jin and then said, "Since I was ordered to come to Tongcheng, Bantou Pang has been the most diligent. He never delays in doing things and respects me very much. I should think highly of him."
"What you say makes sense, but there are differences between superiors and subordinates. It is not advisable for you to treat a class leader as a peer. You should treat your subordinates with kindness and power."
Yang Erming's expression changed, and he wanted to refute Mr. Sun, but Mr. Sun bowed again and continued, "I'm not asking you to really accuse Pantou Pang. I just see that Pantou Pang has been going too smoothly recently, and I'm afraid that he will get carried away. Your Excellency,
Just a little tapping will do."
"Sir, what do you mean..." "Liu Xiucai sued Bantou Pang. Bantou Pang must have known about it from the torture room, but he has never asked the Lord in these days, and he must also know that the Lord will not really ask him about his crime.
But there is still some uneasiness at the heart of it.
My subordinates advise you not to ask about Pantou Pang’s crime, nor to reply to Liu Xiucai.”
Yang Erming hesitated for a moment and said, "But Pang Bantou has always been kind to me, so it seems inappropriate to treat Pang Bantou like this... Moreover, Liu Xiucai threatened to go to Anqing Mansion to file a complaint, and even wrote a recommendation to the General Affairs Department if it was not dealt with.
, if we don’t comfort him early, I’m afraid there will be trouble in the future.”
Mr. Sun shook his head and said, "Sir, you are a Jinshi. Why should you be afraid of a scholar? He can naturally write suggestions. However, the suggestions must be reviewed in detail by the yamen, and they must be sealed by the yamen before they can be delivered to the General Affairs Department. The Tongcheng County yamen does not need to seal his suggestions."
Can't invest anywhere.
He brought up the Secretary of General Affairs just to use his strength to exert pressure. Even if he voted for him, there are more than a million talented people in the world, and the Secretary of General Affairs would not have time to pay attention to him."
After observing Yang Erming's face, Mr. Sun said, "The knife hanging on the neck is even more frightening, even if it is a fake knife.
Paying equal attention to kindness and power is the way to govern."
Yang Erming sat at the table and pondered for a while, then looked at Mr. Sun, "Then I'll follow what Mr. Sun said."
...In the east garden of the Ye family's old house, a white-flowered shadow howled out quickly.
"Who the hell chose this pig? Hurry up and surround it, and pounce on it when it gets close!"
Yao Dongshan was wearing a heavy armor, shouting and commanding a small team to surround and suppress the fat pig. This small team only had one spear and two javelins, and the others could only use short knives, and the javelins only
It can be thrown, but cannot be used as a gun to assassinate.
Increased the difficulty of encirclement and suppression.
Unexpectedly, this pig was very flexible and used the rockeries, trenches and corridors in the garden to avoid the situation.
Yao Dongshan's team had spent a long time, but they only stabbed the pig in two places, but it was not fatal.
Pang Yu sat on the stage and looked at the group of people with great interest. The farmers in the Zhuang class all had some experience in killing animals. They were usually animals that were common in rural areas. At this time, it was naturally impossible for farmers to have the consciousness of animal protection and obtain meat.
More important than anything else.
The Zhuang class trains a lot on weekdays. Pang Yu buys a lot of pork. The raw pork from the butcher is only three cents of silver per pound. The Chinese New Year is coming during this time, and the price has risen to four or five cents. Pang Yu is still accepting it.
within the range.
Of course, we must also make full use of resources to allow the strong squad to see more blood. At the same time, we require everyone with armor to wear armor and get used to being in armor.
It was also a competition. Pang Yu prepared meat for everyone in the Zhuang class to take home during the Spring Festival. The faster the pigs were killed, the more meat they would get.
Pang Yu shouted, "Captain Yao, half a stick of incense is gone! Do you want our strong class to eat the New Year pig?"
If your second squadron can’t do it, let someone else do it.”
Yao Dongshan said angrily, "Boss, please don't rush me, Lao Yao will kill this pig spirit immediately."
At this time, the pig ran to the corridor, and the strong men onlookers fled because there were people around. Yao Dongshan and others did not dare to throw their javelins. The pig, covered with blood, ran along the corridor and got rid of the siege of the small team.
Then he rushed to the edge of the long trench.
The pig stopped suddenly at the edge of the trench, then turned to accelerate along the long trench. Seeing that time was about to delay again, everyone in the second squadron became extremely anxious.
Suddenly a javelin was thrown from diagonally in front. The sharp spearhead sank into the pig's neck with a clang. The pig neighed miserably. It was tilted by the ferocious javelin and fell into the trench. Yao Dongshan and others were behind it.
Then he jumped into the trench and killed them randomly with a short knife, hissing one after another.
Everyone gathered around the trench, only to see blood and water flying inside, and the pig could only grunt. These farmers were not butchers, and they stabbed the pigs randomly with short knives, which caused a lot of pain to the pigs.
But no one had any sympathy, and the onlookers were all in high spirits.
"He's not dead yet. How did you kill Captain Yao?"
"You can't extinguish the incense as long as you're not dead. Let's see how much you have left."
When Yao Dongshan heard the fire, he pulled out the javelin and thrust it hard into the pig's head. The flying pig's whole body trembled, and finally it stopped moving.
Yao Dongshan took a short knife and cut a circle around the pig's neck, chopping and pulling, and chopped off the pig's head. He was covered in blood. At this time, he was on fire. He held a javelin in one hand and the pig's head in the other.
He strode up from the trench, held up the pig's head and said to the people who had just spoken, "Who the hell is talking? Come down and see if he's dead."
The other strong men dispersed in a hurry, and Yao Dongshan threw the javelin in his hand to a subordinate next to him, "You made a good shot on Tuesday, but it was a little late. You should throw it earlier next time."
Pang Yu waited for Yao Dongshan to come up to him before putting out the incense. Only a little bit of the incense was left. Pang Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Captain Yao, why did you waste so much time cutting off the pig's head?"
Yao Dongshan turned back and glared at those people, "My subordinates can't bear to be provoked, so just take less meat. Next time, I will tell them to look good."
"There will be an opportunity soon."
Pang Yu stood up with a smile and said to Zhuang Ban in the garden, "The Spring Festival is coming soon, and Pang didn't want to take a holiday.
However, several captains have told their squad leader that everyone wants to go back to reunite with their families, and the squad leader is considerate of everyone and can take a vacation.
But Zhuangban is responsible for protecting the safety of Tongcheng, and does so every day of the year, so not everyone can go home."
The strong men listened quietly. According to Pang Yu's style, any benefits involved would not be given to everyone so easily. They would have to compete to win.
"Six squadrons in the strong class will compete in collective long-distance running, skills, and trench pushing. The first-place squadron will have a holiday from the New Year's holiday to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and return to the team on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. The Spring Festival money will be doubled; the next three teams ranked
, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they will take turns to take five days off; the last two pairs will not have a holiday, and their money will be halved during the holidays."
There was a commotion among the young men, and as expected, the first place won everything. The Little Year is December 24th, from the Little Year to the 15th day of the first lunar month, the most important days of the Spring Festival have been passed.
"Each team goes back to prepare. The competition will start on December 21. Everyone still has time..." Before Pang Yu could finish speaking, Pang Ding hurriedly came up and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Ruan is here."
Pang Yu lowered his head and looked at the bloodstains and soil on the ground in the east garden, and quickly said to Pang Ding, "Quickly lead him to the west courtyard, I'll be here right away."